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  On Saturday, the long-awaited Piplup Cup Semifinals officially began.

  Acc to the matchups, Natsume was set to face Reina from Tokyo Metropolitan Uy High School.

  She was the live-streaming fan whose Pokémon was Breloom.

  The other matchup was an internal battle at Osaka Uy, with Kazuki fag Ryosuke.

  When Kazuki saw the matchup list, he wiped the sweat from his brow a out a sigh of relief.

  "Phew… at least I didn’t get matched against Natsume-sensei in the Semifinals."

  Meanwhile, Reina’s eyes sparkled as she bombarded Natsume with messages uhe guise of asking for professional advice.

  "Natsume-sensei, I’m in yroup for the Semifinals!"

  "Natsume-sensei, I take a photo with you after the mataybe get an autograph!"

  Thanks to the growing influence of his videos, Natsume had gained a small fanbase among these young Trainers.

  Looking at her, it didn’t seem like she was here to pete—more like she was here to meet a celebrity!

  "This really is a fan tour…"

  Natsume’s expression was a mix of amusement and bewilderment as he clicked into Reina’s social media profile. His eye twitched at what he saw.

  The cover photo was a rge chibi-style fan art that bore a 70% resembo Natsume-sensei.

  Floatio it was a Gengar with a sinister grin, apanied by the caption: "Proteg the world’s best SubProtect Toxic!"

  Natsume was momentarily stunned.

  "Is this… the legendary fangirl?"

  Scrolling down, he found the usual posts of a devoted fan.

  "Funny! Natsume-sensei is at least a master trainer, okay? Don’t talk nonsense if you don’t know!"

  "Ahhh, Natsume-sensei even cook! I’m in love!"

  ……

  Natsume’s expression turned plicated as he g Haunter, who was scratg its head.

  "Haunter?"

  "Make sure to go all out ter. Teach her how harsh the world be!"

  "Haunter!"

  Haunter cracked its knuckles, grinning with a sinister smile.

  ……

  The match was set to begin iernoon.

  For lunatsume prepared some Moomoo Milk for Eevee. After calling out several times with no response, Natsume went into the room and carried Eevee out himself.

  "Eevee…"

  Eevee let out a relut cry, initially trying tle.

  But in the end, it lowered its head and quietly began pping up the milk.

  Natsume sneakily reached his hand into the fluffy fur around Eevee’s neck, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

  "This texture is uable!"

  "Eevee!"

  Eevee suddenly lifted its head, gring fiercely at Natsume, only to let out a hiccup.

  "Eevee!"

  Despite its bared teeth, the hiccup made it look anything but intimidating.

  "Lactose i?"

  Natsume was momentarily surprised before chug. "Wait here, I’ll get you a different lunch."

  "Eevee!"

  Eevee hiccuped again, wagging its tail and shyly turning its face away.

  Meanwhile…

  "Haunter~(*⊙~⊙)"

  Hauuffed a handful of Pokéblocks into its mouth, mung on them like dy, and even sidered grabbing a Soda Pop to wash them down.

  "Fizz—"

  With its other hand, Haunter popped open a soda bottle, took a sip, a out a tented sigh.

  "Haunter~!"

  Before heading out, Natsume patted Eevee’s head. "Do you want to e with us?"

  "Haunter!" Haunter also chimed ihusiastically, extending the invitation.

  Eevee took half a step bad then shook its head.

  The little one was still a bit shy, but staying in its Poké Ball all the time wasn’t ideal either.

  "Then you stay and watch the house," Natsume said with a smile. "We’ll bring you something tasty whe back."

  "Haunter…"

  Eevee nodded lightly, only to hiccup again and quickly scamper away.

  Watg Eevee’s retreating figure, Natsume stroked his and muttered, "Eevee doesn’t know Will-O-Wisp, so it’s not like it’s going to burn the house down, right?"

  "Hmm… it should be fine."

  Natsume nodded fidently.

  "Let’s go, Hauime to crush this fan tour!"

  ……

  The ‘Mercedes’ Arena acked with spectators, and media outlets were out in full force.

  This was Tokyo’s first major summer event, and it was nearing its climax.

  "The Piplup Cup Semifinals are about to begin! Among these talented petitors, Natsume from Tokyo Metropolitan Uy…"

  "Natsume, hailed as the biggest dark horse, he create another miracle?"

  "The Semifinals guest lineup is out! Shintaro Master, Champion of the South Kyushu Championship, is here to lend his support!"

  As a special guest for the event, these seasorainers would provide entary on the petitors.

  The Piplup Cup was tied to the uping [Junior Trainer Lise Exam] in a month, so the entary also served as a form of evaluation.

  Shoya, the Association President, smiled. "Master Shintaro, it’s been a while."

  Master Shintaro waved. "Old man, you’re still as spirited as ever!"

  "With so many talented youngsters emerging, I ’t help but feel at ease," Shoya said with a grin.

  "Oh?" Master Shintaro raised an eyebrow. "Are you referring to Ryosuke or Kazuki?"

  Shoya stroked his beard, smiling without a word.

  "The first match is between them. We’ll soon see who es out on top," Master Shintaro said.

  As the ceremonial on fired, the entator’s voice rang out, signaling the start of the match.

  "Both petitors are in positio’s see how this unfolds!"

  In the audieands, Yuuichi stammered, "Brother Natsume… are you really this rexed?"

  "I’m already pretty nervous."

  Natsume sighed. "Don’t believe me? Look at my eyes."

  "Hmm… you do look a bit tense."

  Kazuya, mung on a burger, shot him a sideways gnce. "He’s not nervous at all!"

  Natsume cleared his throat.

  Even if he wao feel nervous, the thought of fag his own fan made it impossible!

  "Let’s just watch the match… these tickets were expensive, a few hundred Pokémon s each."

  Ivysaur VS Magon.

  Aside from Toxic being iive against Steel types, her side had a clear advantage.

  In the end, it would e down to the Trainers’ ands and their Pokémon’s training.

  Ryosuke made the first move: "Thunder Wave!"

  With Ivysaur’s sluggish speed, dodging Magon’s Thunder Wave was nearly impossible!

  But "Protect" activated just in time, and the crag electricity smmed into the barrier.

  At the same time, Ivysaur curled up, the vines on its back pierg into the ground.

  "Kazuki has given up mobility, opting to have Ivysaur take root!" the entator announced.

  "Ivysaur’s speed is indeed a bit g," Shoya nodded. "This is a solid and."

  Master Shintaro smiled. "He’s likely going for a stalling strategy."

  "Leech Seed!" Kazuki anded.

  "Gyro Ball, then follow up with Thunderbolt once you’re close!"

  The thorny vines shot toward Magon, but the tter was already spinning rapidly, defleg the vines!

  Rooted in pce, Ivysaur couldn’t move, while Magon closed in, unleashing a dazzling burst of electricity!

  The electric light flickered as Ivysaur curled up in pain.

  Kazuki barked, "Hidden Power!"

  In a critical moment, a glowing orb emerged from the bud on Ivysaur’s back, and a wave of scorg heat spread across the field.

  "A Fire-type Hidden Power?" Shoya excimed in surprise.

  "That’s quite the hidden card!"

  "Still too impulsive," Master Shintaro frowned.

  In the audieands, Yuuichi gasped, "Whoa, Ivysaur’s about to turn this around!"

  But Natsume sighed. "Ryosuke’s going to win."

  The fmes of Hidden Power erupted, but Magon tahe hit, emitting a high-pitched screech.

  At the same time, Thunderbolt struck again!

  The referee waved the fg: "Ivysaur is uo battle! The winner is Ryosuke from Osaka Uy!"